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"You wanted to see me Handsome?" Kim smiled as she entered the infirmary. She went over to Tommy's bed and shyly took a seat beside him.
Tommy turned his head toward her and smiled slightly. "Hey." He said sleepily. "How are you?"
"You're just making it worse by staying up longer, you know. I wouldn't have minded if you'd just gone to sleep. But, I'm touched." She sighed, grinning at her white knight. He opened his mouth to speak, but Kim cut him off. "Now, get some, no scratch that, lots of sleep, and we'll catch up later okay?" she kissed him on the forehead and moved to stand.
"Don't I get any say in this?" Tommy asked weakly.
"No." Kim grinned as she shut off the lights. "Goodnight."
"Night Beautiful." Tommy yawned. "Same ol' Kim."
Outside the infirmary, Kim sank against the wall, trying to push back the tears that threatened to fall. She was still upset from reliving her memories with Zhane, and seeing Tommy just reminded her that she would have to relive them again. As much as she wanted to tell him, she didn't know if she could handle them. She didn't see Cassie and Ashley coming down the hall toward her.
"Kim," Ashley asked worriedly when they saw her, "are you okay?" she said as they knelt beside her.
"Oh," Kim sighed re-composing herself, "uh, yeah. Just thinking." *Yeah, great excuse Kim!* she fumed inwardly. She got up from the floor and waved goodbye as she headed to her room. "Night." She called over her shoulder.
Cassie and Ashley stared after her as she ran off. " We should talk to Zhane. He went after her before." Ashley said concerned about Kim's emotional condition. Cassie nodded and they headed for the bridge.
*** "I had no idea. I thought it was just the one time, which was already too much. But so recently?" Ashley sighed, sitting back in her bridge chair.
Zhane had just told them what he and Kim had talked about. He hadn't gone into great detail, because he didn't want Kim to think that he'd betrayed her, but he'd let them in on the basics.
"We have to do something. He could come back." Carlos said.
"He's right, we can't keep them up here forever, they have to go back to earth sometime." Cassie agreed, nodding her head.
"Hey, where's Kat?" Zhane intervened, receiving a funny look from the rangers.
"I don't know, maybe in her room." T.J. answered. He turned back to the rest of the group and went back to talking about Kim. "Should we keep an eye one her? What about locating him on the scanners?"
The rangers went on talking about how to go about the situation, while Zhane went o find Kat. He walked past the infirmary and peeked inside, finding her standing by Tommy's sleeping form. He stood by the open door, and listened to her words.
"I know that you still love Kim, and I respect that. I'm happy for you, and.I know you two were meant to be together. But give her time. Anyway, I just thought I'd say this while you were asleep, because I don't think I'd be able to do it when you're awake.I know it never really worked out between us, so I just wanted to tell you that, well, I've found somebody else. Sort of. I don't actually know how he feels about me, but I'm going to tell him how I feel, and I'll see from there. Um, I don't know if you remember meeting him, but you did.for a second anyway. Anyway, his name is Zhane."
Zhane shifted quietly at the door way, and smiled. *Wow! She likes me!* he thought as Kat continued.
"He's a great guy, and I really like him. Ever since that day, well it was only two days ago, but still, ever since I met him in the holding bay, I've been kinda hooked. I mean, I go on a self guided tour around the ship, and I find the guy of my dreams." Kat paused and smiled as Tommy shifted in his sleep and sighed. "I know, I know. Kim would kill me if she found me here, keeping you from your sleep. So, I'd better go, but you have to promise me something first. And I only say this, because I know you can hear me. Promise me you'll talk to her. She's been through a lot and there's more to come, so she'll need you there to help her deal with it. Promise?"
Tommy sighed again, and smiled.
"Good. I knew you could hear me. Goodnight Tommy. I hope you have sweet dreams of your only love." With that, Kat kissed him lightly on the forehead and turned to leave. She jumped and covered her mouth so she wouldn't scream when she saw Zhane standing in the doorway.
"You scared me!" she whispered as she moved over to him. "How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough." He whispered, smiling. He then moved over to her, caressed her face with his hand, and kissed her. Kat melted into his embrace and returned the kiss, putting her arms around his waste. Zhane pulled back momentarily and looked into her eyes. "Does that tell you how I feel?"
Kat smiled. "I think I need to double check." Zhane grinned and kissed her again.
*** Kim woke up, feeling a presence in her room, and sat up instantly. "Who's there." She demanded.
"Whoa, calm down Beautiful, it's just me." Said a weak voice from the corner of the room.
Kim sighed and relaxed slightly. "Tommy, you scared me. What in the world are you doing here, and out of bed from that matter? It's too early for you to be up."
"It's one thirty in the afternoon." Tommy laughed.
"Oh, well, I uh. I suppose I should get up, huh?" Kim smiled.
"Yeah, I'll leave you to it then." Tommy sighed. Kim nodded, and waited for him to leave, but he wasn't moving.
"Well?" She said.
"I'm um, still a bit weak. I thought I could get up but.could you help me up?" he said.
"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry. Of course!" Kim jumped off her bed and rushed over to him. She hooked his arm around her shoulders, letting him put his full weight on her as he struggled to get up. With a grunt, he was on his feet. They moved towards the door, and Tommy swayed a little. Kim stumbled slightly from he weight, and they almost both fell, but she managed to get her footing and they made it to the door.
"Sorry. I never realized that you were that strong though." He grinned, looking down at her. His smile broadened when he noticed that his arm hid nearly everything but her head from view.
"Don't apologize, it's not your fault." She smiled. They moved towards the infirmary as they talked. "You can wait for me in the infirmary, in bed, got it?" Kim said firmly.
"When'd you get so smart?" Tommy teased, as he saw the doors come into view.
"I've had experience. If you want to call it that." her smile faded as she looked up at the doors as they slid open. "Here we are." She sighed and helped Tommy into his cot.
"Is it something to do with your quest?" he asked adjusting himself to a sitting position.
"Um yeah. So, um, when are you going to watch it?" she asked hesitantly.
"I was hoping to watch it now. I was waiting for you to get up just in case in case you wanted to watch it with me?" He suggested softly.
Kim looked at him, then down at the floor. "I don't know if I can handle it a third time."
"I understand. I'll find you when it's over?" he smiled gently.
Kim exhaled, and smiled nervously. "Yeah, I uh, I'll either be in my room, or, I don't know, exploring the ship I guess. If you see Andros, tell him not to worry. I won't touch anything." Tommy nodded. "Thanks. I, uh.see ya." She said, turning to leave.
Tommy watched her disappear down the hall. He sighed and grabbed the crutches the rangers had given him, and got up. Once he had himself steadied, he headed towards the bridge.
"You wanted to see me Handsome?" Kim smiled as she entered the infirmary. She went over to Tommy's bed and shyly took a seat beside him.
Tommy turned his head toward her and smiled slightly. "Hey." He said sleepily. "How are you?"
"You're just making it worse by staying up longer, you know. I wouldn't have minded if you'd just gone to sleep. But, I'm touched." She sighed, grinning at her white knight. He opened his mouth to speak, but Kim cut him off. "Now, get some, no scratch that, lots of sleep, and we'll catch up later okay?" she kissed him on the forehead and moved to stand.
"Don't I get any say in this?" Tommy asked weakly.
"No." Kim grinned as she shut off the lights. "Goodnight."
"Night Beautiful." Tommy yawned. "Same ol' Kim."
Outside the infirmary, Kim sank against the wall, trying to push back the tears that threatened to fall. She was still upset from reliving her memories with Zhane, and seeing Tommy just reminded her that she would have to relive them again. As much as she wanted to tell him, she didn't know if she could handle them. She didn't see Cassie and Ashley coming down the hall toward her.
"Kim," Ashley asked worriedly when they saw her, "are you okay?" she said as they knelt beside her.
"Oh," Kim sighed re-composing herself, "uh, yeah. Just thinking." *Yeah, great excuse Kim!* she fumed inwardly. She got up from the floor and waved goodbye as she headed to her room. "Night." She called over her shoulder.
Cassie and Ashley stared after her as she ran off. " We should talk to Zhane. He went after her before." Ashley said concerned about Kim's emotional condition. Cassie nodded and they headed for the bridge.
*** "I had no idea. I thought it was just the one time, which was already too much. But so recently?" Ashley sighed, sitting back in her bridge chair.
Zhane had just told them what he and Kim had talked about. He hadn't gone into great detail, because he didn't want Kim to think that he'd betrayed her, but he'd let them in on the basics.
"We have to do something. He could come back." Carlos said.
"He's right, we can't keep them up here forever, they have to go back to earth sometime." Cassie agreed, nodding her head.
"Hey, where's Kat?" Zhane intervened, receiving a funny look from the rangers.
"I don't know, maybe in her room." T.J. answered. He turned back to the rest of the group and went back to talking about Kim. "Should we keep an eye one her? What about locating him on the scanners?"
The rangers went on talking about how to go about the situation, while Zhane went o find Kat. He walked past the infirmary and peeked inside, finding her standing by Tommy's sleeping form. He stood by the open door, and listened to her words.
"I know that you still love Kim, and I respect that. I'm happy for you, and.I know you two were meant to be together. But give her time. Anyway, I just thought I'd say this while you were asleep, because I don't think I'd be able to do it when you're awake.I know it never really worked out between us, so I just wanted to tell you that, well, I've found somebody else. Sort of. I don't actually know how he feels about me, but I'm going to tell him how I feel, and I'll see from there. Um, I don't know if you remember meeting him, but you did.for a second anyway. Anyway, his name is Zhane."
Zhane shifted quietly at the door way, and smiled. *Wow! She likes me!* he thought as Kat continued.
"He's a great guy, and I really like him. Ever since that day, well it was only two days ago, but still, ever since I met him in the holding bay, I've been kinda hooked. I mean, I go on a self guided tour around the ship, and I find the guy of my dreams." Kat paused and smiled as Tommy shifted in his sleep and sighed. "I know, I know. Kim would kill me if she found me here, keeping you from your sleep. So, I'd better go, but you have to promise me something first. And I only say this, because I know you can hear me. Promise me you'll talk to her. She's been through a lot and there's more to come, so she'll need you there to help her deal with it. Promise?"
Tommy sighed again, and smiled.
"Good. I knew you could hear me. Goodnight Tommy. I hope you have sweet dreams of your only love." With that, Kat kissed him lightly on the forehead and turned to leave. She jumped and covered her mouth so she wouldn't scream when she saw Zhane standing in the doorway.
"You scared me!" she whispered as she moved over to him. "How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough." He whispered, smiling. He then moved over to her, caressed her face with his hand, and kissed her. Kat melted into his embrace and returned the kiss, putting her arms around his waste. Zhane pulled back momentarily and looked into her eyes. "Does that tell you how I feel?"
Kat smiled. "I think I need to double check." Zhane grinned and kissed her again.
*** Kim woke up, feeling a presence in her room, and sat up instantly. "Who's there." She demanded.
"Whoa, calm down Beautiful, it's just me." Said a weak voice from the corner of the room.
Kim sighed and relaxed slightly. "Tommy, you scared me. What in the world are you doing here, and out of bed from that matter? It's too early for you to be up."
"It's one thirty in the afternoon." Tommy laughed.
"Oh, well, I uh. I suppose I should get up, huh?" Kim smiled.
"Yeah, I'll leave you to it then." Tommy sighed. Kim nodded, and waited for him to leave, but he wasn't moving.
"Well?" She said.
"I'm um, still a bit weak. I thought I could get up but.could you help me up?" he said.
"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry. Of course!" Kim jumped off her bed and rushed over to him. She hooked his arm around her shoulders, letting him put his full weight on her as he struggled to get up. With a grunt, he was on his feet. They moved towards the door, and Tommy swayed a little. Kim stumbled slightly from he weight, and they almost both fell, but she managed to get her footing and they made it to the door.
"Sorry. I never realized that you were that strong though." He grinned, looking down at her. His smile broadened when he noticed that his arm hid nearly everything but her head from view.
"Don't apologize, it's not your fault." She smiled. They moved towards the infirmary as they talked. "You can wait for me in the infirmary, in bed, got it?" Kim said firmly.
"When'd you get so smart?" Tommy teased, as he saw the doors come into view.
"I've had experience. If you want to call it that." her smile faded as she looked up at the doors as they slid open. "Here we are." She sighed and helped Tommy into his cot.
"Is it something to do with your quest?" he asked adjusting himself to a sitting position.
"Um yeah. So, um, when are you going to watch it?" she asked hesitantly.
"I was hoping to watch it now. I was waiting for you to get up just in case in case you wanted to watch it with me?" He suggested softly.
Kim looked at him, then down at the floor. "I don't know if I can handle it a third time."
"I understand. I'll find you when it's over?" he smiled gently.
Kim exhaled, and smiled nervously. "Yeah, I uh, I'll either be in my room, or, I don't know, exploring the ship I guess. If you see Andros, tell him not to worry. I won't touch anything." Tommy nodded. "Thanks. I, uh.see ya." She said, turning to leave.
Tommy watched her disappear down the hall. He sighed and grabbed the crutches the rangers had given him, and got up. Once he had himself steadied, he headed towards the bridge.